NORTH SHORE TOWNSHIP - A 37-year-old driver from Wisconsin is facing impaired charges after getting stopped by the Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 17.
Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, officers with the East Algoma OPP were on general patrol when they stopped an eastbound vehicle.
Police say the vehicle was "having difficulty maintaining its lane and had varying speeds."
Police allege that when officers spoke to the driver, she "exhibited obvious signs of impairment by alcohol and emanated a strong odour of alcoholic beverage."
"The driver was confused and could not provide necessary vehicle documentation or licence," a release from the OPP also noted. "An open bottle of partially drank whisky was also located in the vehicle. The driver was subsequently arrested and the vehicle was towed and impounded."
Laurel Lendle is charged with:
- operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Elliot Lake in early September.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and Lendle is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.